11-09-2011, 03:44 AM
(11-09-2011, 12:38 AM)kandrathe Wrote:
- You make it a crime to bribe, or accept a bribe.
- Lobbying is no longer a profession, and you democratize access to legislators.
- Put limits on governments ability to selectively hand out money, or tax corporations or industries (e.g. tax breaks and loopholes).
- Enforce and strengthen the existing laws and make our politicians more accountable to the laws governing all citizens (e.g. insider trading).
- If you donate to a political campaign, you are ineligible to enter into government contracts.
- Find constitutional (i.e. not violating free speech) ways to make elections fair, and not require millions or billions to finance. Look hard at how to constitutionally keep big money out of financing veiled "issue ads".
- Take a hard look at fund raising and the practice of bundling (almost all bundlers represent corporate lawyers, corporate law firms, and the financial industry).
Generally, we should crush any benefit that can be found for being a politician, other than the salary and the act of service.
I completely agree with all of these